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Bow and five arrows
Native American, probably Apsáalooke (Crow)
late 19th century
Object Place: Wyoming, United States, Plains
Medium/Technique
Wood, metal, feathers, cat-gut, flannel, steel
Credit Line
Gift of Reverend Herbert Probert
Accession Number87.821.1-6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsArms and armor
DescriptionBow of light wood colored a greenish blue on the outside lune section. A ragged piece of red flannel bound to the middle by leather thong. bow plain except notches at the ends for the string. The arrows of plain white wood with large and sharp spear shaped heads inserted and bound with cat gut. Three feathers at the other end of each arrow.
ProvenanceAbout 1884/1885, acquired in Wyoming by Herbert Elijah Probert (b. 1856 - d. 1913), Damariscotta, ME; 1887, gift of Herbert Probert to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 10, 2003)
NOTE: Rev. Probert served as the first Minister of Religion in the Wyoming Territory.
NOTE: Rev. Probert served as the first Minister of Religion in the Wyoming Territory.